USWNT boss Emma Hayes sets high expectations for Lindsey Heaps upon NWSL return

U. S. Women's National Team boss Emma Hayes expects Lindsey Heaps to 'lift' the NWSL when she returns this summer -Credit:Brad Smith/ISI Photos/USSF/Getty Images Ahead of Lindsey Heaps’ return to her home state of Colorado and the NWSL with the Denver Summit, which is currently 1-3-1 in its debut season, U.

S. Women’s National Team boss Emma Hayes has explained what fans can expect from the 31-year-old. Heaps, who is seeing out the remainder of her contract with French giants OL Lyonnes before joining the Summit this summer, is currently with Hayes’ USWNT in Colorado ahead of their third and final April friendly against Japan on Friday.

Addressing Heaps’ impending return to the NWSL, having previously played for the Portland Thorns between 2016 and 2021, Hayes said she believed bringing back the USWNT captain to the league represented “a win for the NWSL. ” Tim Howard brutally rips into MLS team after firing 11th head coach in 13 seasons England World Cup rivals appoint ex-Real Madrid boss as head coach less than two months from kickoff Heaps will be joining the Denver Summit this summer once her OL Lyonnes contract ends -Credit:Eakin Howard/USSF/Getty Images “I think she will bring a level of professionalism with years of being a top pro,” she added. “Lindsey's no passenger ever; she's so ultra competitive, she will want to drive that team as a leader in the way that she does every day.

“She lives and breathes those behaviors, and we've sat down this week in her own 360 meetings to discuss how to get ready for that and what support she needs for that, and I think it will bring another level out of her, and that's what I think we're all excited about, is that this is another challenge in your career, embrace it and let's get everything right. “Because [Trinity Rodman] always makes fun of me when I say this, I'm like, ‘Come in and raise the roof,’ and Trin always says, ‘There aren't any roofs in the stadiums Emma,’ but you get the point. I think she will lift the league and the sport up in this country by returning home.